Lili Reinhart, the star of the teenage TV series "Riverdale," looks exactly like the late Brittany Murphy.

Childhood and youth

The future actress was born in Cleveland, the second largest city in Ohio (USA), on September 13, 1996. It happened. Lili Pauline is the second of three daughters of the Reinhart family. She has two sisters Tess and Chloe.

Lili Reinhart

When Lili studied at Bay High School, she developed her dancing and acting skills. According to her own, Reinhart already knew who she wanted to become.

"It does not matter which profession you will choose when you grow up," her father told the girl, "the main thing is that it brings you pleasure."

Well, it happened. Already at the age of eleven, Lili signed her first contract with an acting agency. The young actress played her first roles on stage and in an advertising campaign and made her debut in cinema only in 2010.

Movies and TV shows

Reinhart made her debut in a short film "Not today," released in 2010. A year later the second short film with the participation of the actress "The Most Girl Part of You" was released.

The first full-length film, in which Lili starred, was the horror "Lilith" by Sreedhar Reddy ("19 revolutions", "7 × 6 × 2"). This movie tells about a girl, whom the ghost of her dead sister Lilith brought to a real hell. It was released in 2011.

Lili Reinhart in the film "Lilith"

After "Lilith," Reinhart starred in the episodic role in the criminal series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," where she starred along with Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, and rapper Ice-T. Then there was the role in the comedy-fiction series "Scientastic.”

In 2012, the movie "Not Waving But Drowning" by Devyn Waitt with Vanessa Ray, Lynn Cohen, Adam Driver and Isabelle McNally was released.

Lili Reinhart in the film "Not Waving But Drowning"

A year later, Lili Reinhart starred in "The Kings of Summer" by Jordan Vogt-Roberts ("Death Valley," "You're the Worst," "Kong: Skull Island"). This film tells the story of three teenagers who decided to start an independent life and run away from home. In this film, the actress played a secondary role of a girl Vicki.

Then Reinhart again returned to short films, starring in "The First Hope” by Jeremy Allen White, which was released in 2013. Then there was a sports drama "Gibsonburg" by Jonathan Kimble and Bob Mahaffey. Also in 2013, Lili appeared in the thriller by J.C. Schroder "The End of Eternity."

Lili Reinhart in the film "The First Hope"

In 2014, the young actress moved to Los Angeles - Lili repeatedly mentioned in her interviews that she wanted to leave the suburbs of Cleveland since childhood. In Los Angeles, Reinhart met Dara Gordon, who later became her manager.

The first work in the new city was the sitcom "Surviving Jack," in which Lili played along with Christopher Meloni, with whom she appeared in the series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

Lili Reinhart in the film “Surviving Jack”

In 2015, the actress appeared in the comedy-drama "Cocked" by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. In this film, the girl starred along with Sam Trammell, Jason Lee, Laura Frase, and Brian Dennehy.

A year later Lili starred in another comedy-drama - "Miss Stevens" by Julia Hart, which tells about a young teacher who went with her students to the Theater Festival. The star of the series "American Horror Story" Lily Rabe, Oscar Nunez and Timothée Chalamet also starred in the film.

Lili Reinhart in the film "Miss Stevens"

After that, there was a period of depression – the actress had no friends, no money, no car, and she had a lot of debts. She even thought to give up acting.

Reinhart agreed to star in the thriller "Good neighbor" by Kasra Farahani ("Noon," "Tilt") to earn money for a ticket home. Lili starred along with James Caan, Logan Miller, and Keir Gilchrist. The thriller was successful but went unnoticed because of another film with a similar plot "Do not breathe" by Fede Alvarez.

Lili Reinhart in the movie "The Good Neighbor"

Lili was already on the verge of going home and giving up her acting career. But her agent called with good news - he found a role for the girl in the upcoming series "Riverdale," which should have become a modern "Twin Peaks" for the young audience.

The actress realized that she had the honor to appear in the adaptation of the cult series of comics about Archie and his friends, which was released 75 years ago. Earlier these comic books were already filmed in the form of animated series.

The new series tells about the company of friends - Archie Andrews (KJ Apa), Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart), Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse), Veronica Lodge (Camilla Mendes) and Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) - trying to uncover the secrets of a small town Riverdale. After a successful beginning, the second season of the series was released.

Personal life

Lili has relations with her colleague Cole Sprouse. In her free time, the girl likes to lie on a sofa with pizza, watching movies, or sunbathing on the beach. This hobby has appeared after moving to Los Angeles.

Reinhart loves "Instagram" and "Twitter" - with the help of these platforms she shares her thoughts and experiences. On September 11, 2017, the girl took part in the action "World Suicide Prevention Day," publishing her photo and post on the social network, in which she told how she struggled with such thoughts.

Lilo Reinhart and Cole Sprouse

However, it's not the first time the girl asks her fans to stop making photos of her and her colleagues secretly, arguing that the actors have a personal life too. At the same time, Lili added that in 9 out of 10 cases she would be happy to take a picture with her fans.

It is also known that the actress had weight problems. However, inspired by the example of a plus-size model Ashley Graham, Reinhart stopped worrying. At the moment she weighs 55 kilograms with a height of 168 cm.

Lili Reinhart nowadays

Now the second season of "Riverdale" ended, which was released on November 11, 2017. The series was successful, and therefore one more season of "Riverdale" will be produced.

Lili Reinhart in 2017

It is also known that in 2018 there will be released the criminal militant "Galveston" by Mélanie Laurent ("The Adopted," "Breathe," "Tomorrow"). The script was written by Nic Pizzolatto ("True Detective," "Killing," "The Magnificent Seven"). In this film, which tells the story of the struggle between the criminal and Mafiosi Roy Cady, Lili will play along with Elle Fanning, Ben Foster, Beau Bridges, and María Valverde.